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kereng
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kendeng, ke-deng, kimindeng
-an
To stand; to stand up; to stand somewhere, or on something.
tayo; tindig
Kendeng ita mga agkantaen ta tang ‘Lupang Hinirang’ bilang paggalang ong bandira ta.
We should stand up when we sing Lupang Hinirang as a sign of respect to our flag.
Indi ra ma-deng si Lola mga ong sadili na lamang.
Grandmother can no longer stand up by herself.
magkereng-kereng
To stand around not doing any work.
Anday obra mi ang atan amo lamang ang pamagkereng-kereng?
Don't you have any work to do, is that why you are just there standing around?
magpa-deng
ipa-deng
To stand something upright; to build, erect a house, building.
Ipa-deng mo kay tang kodal ang siminomba, itaben malaglag.
Stand the fence upright that fell over, it might become dilapidated.
Pagpa-deng tanira tang sadiling balay nira ong Algeciras.
They are building their own house on Algeciras island.
2
mag-
-an
To be the one responsible for buying something on credit for someone else, or to pay a debt (literally, to stand for the debt).
It is assumed that later the debtor will repay the one who has stood for their debt.
Yo yay ang magkereng tang barayaden mo.
I'll be the one to be responsible for (lit. stand for) your payment.
Ang indi nagbayad, yo ra lamang tang magkereng.
Those who didn't pay, I'll just be the one to pay (lit. to stand for the payment).
Tangay, kerengano kay nio ta tang boltilya don ong tsianggi, bayadano ka.
Friend, please buy me a bottle of liquor on credit at the small variety store, I'll pay you back.
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